In the choral piece anima, composer Katharina Schwaller lets us experience the multifaceted nature of the human soul through music. She achieves this by creating a five-part texture to reflect the soul’s many nuances and emotions. Dense soundscapes alternate with delicate, floating vocal structures to create a multi-layered universe of sound.

The starting point is the image of being awakened in the morning by a gentle breeze, and experiencing the world and nature entirely through our ears. ...